Lidia Matticchio Bastianich is an Emmy award-winning public ... It was also in Queens where Lidia and her husband opened their first restaurant, Buonavia, to critical acclaim in 1971.

Bastianich has created Daytime Emmy Award-winning cooking shows over the last 25 years on PBS, including “Lidia’s Kitchen.” The 77-year-old chef has also published numerous cookbooks.

Experience Lidia Bastianich's career as a chef took off when she began cooking her own dishes at Buonavia, the first restaurant she opened with her then-husband Felice in Queens, New York ...